Office of Mayor Brett P. Smiley

As the 39th Mayor of the City of Providence, Brett Smiley has prioritized improvements to the local quality-of-life issues that matter most to the Providence community. Since taking office, he has made strategic investments in public safety, housing, education and climate resiliency and is working to make City Hall a center for high-quality services. By focusing on the issues that have a tangible impact in every neighborhood, Mayor Smiley is putting Providence on a path to becoming the best-run city in America. 

Under his leadership, Providence is addressing systemic challenges like affordable housing and climate change with data-driven solutions while also making meaningful infrastructure improvements to the city’s sidewalks, roads, parks and greenspaces. 

Mayor Smiley graduated from DePaul University and lives on Hope Street with his husband, Jim DeRentis. Both Brett and Jim are avid runners who share a deep love for Providence. 

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